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ACCESS: The Government Printing Office has opened its ACCESS Database to the general public. ACCESS contains online version of the Congressional Record, the full text of bills introduced in either chamber Congress and unrestricted access to Federal Register.
Bureau of Justice Statistics Documents: Full text of select U.S. Bureau of justice Statistics publications.
FindLaw Internet Legal Resources: Includes a database of all Supreme Court cases since 1937.
Census of Population and Housing: 1990 Census data availabel in text and Spreadsheet formats for U.S. cities, counties, metropolitan areas, states and the nation with comparisons from 1980.
Congressional Committee Assignments: Provides current Congressional committee roster. Can be browsed or keyword searched.
Fedworld: National Technical Information Service: Provides access to more than 100 U.S. government computer bulletin boards, many of them previously accessible only by modem. Includes full text of select U.S. government publications.
Library of Congress Information System (LOCIS): Libray of Congress online catalog, U.S. government copyright files, databases containing current information about federal legislation and foreign law.
Library of Congress Marvel: One stop source for a multitude of government material taken from a variety of sources-- Census data, Congressional information, White House Documents, crime statistics, State Department reports and more.
The Commerce Business Daily: The Commerce Business Daily (CBD) lists notices of proposed government procurement actions, contract awards, sales of government property, and other procurement information. A new edition of the CBD is issued every business day. Each edition contains approximately 500 - 1,000 notices. Each notice appears in the CBD only once.
State Justice Institute: State Justice Institute Index page.
The Seamless Web Site: Law and legal resources available.
Thomas: Provides full text of bills from the 104th Congress and other congressional documents and information.
U.S. House of Representatives' World Wide Web Service: The U.S. House of Representatives' World Wide Web service provides public access to legislative information as well as information about Members, Committees, and Organizations of the House and to other U.S. government information resources.
White House Information: Full text of major policy statement, daily press briefings, speeches, proclamation, the president's daily schedule and more.

A Current List of the Cabinet Secretaries

Department of Agriculture
14th St. and Independence Ave., SW
Washington, DC 20250
202-720-8732
www.usda.gov

Department of Commerce
14th St. and Constitution Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20230
202-482-2000
www.doc.gov

Department of Defense
The Pentagon
Washington, DC 20301
703-545-6700
www.defenselink.mil

Department of Education
400 Maryland Ave., SW
Washington, DC 20202
202-401-2000
www.ed.gov

Department of Energy
1000 Independence Ave., SW
Washington, DC 20585
202-586-5000
www.doe.gov

Department of Health and Human Services
200 Independence Ave., SW
Washington, DC 20201
202-619-0257
www.dhhs.gov

Department of Housing and Urban Development
451 7th St., SW
Washington, DC 20410
202-708-1112
www.hud.gov

Department of the Interior
1849 C St., NW
Washington, DC 20240
202-208-3100
www.doi.gov

Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20530
202-514-2000
www.usdoj.gov

Department of Labor
200 Constitution Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20210
202-219-5000
www.dol.gov

Department of State
2201 C St., NW
Washington, DC 20520
202-647-4000
www.state.gov

Department of Transportation
400 7th St., SW
Washington, DC 20590
202-366-4000
www.dot.gov

Department of the Treasury
1500 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20220
202-622-2000
www.ustreas.gov

Department of Veteran's Affairs
810 Vermont Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20420
202-273-5400
www.va.gov

Dept. Health & Human Services
Dept. of Agriculture
Dept. of Commerce
Dept. of Defense
Dept. of Education
Dept. of Energy
Dept. of Housing & Urban Development
Dept. of Interior
Dept. of Justice
Dept. of Labor
Dept. of State
Dept. of Transportation
Dept. of Treasury
Dept. of Veterans Affairs

Department of Commerce (DOC) (25)
Department of Defense (DOD) (56)
Department of the Air Force (41)
Department of the Army (101)
Department of the Navy (36)
United States Marine Corps (USMC) (9)
Department of Education (ED) (1)
Department of Energy (DOE) (69)
Department of Health and Human Service (HHS) (44)
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) (1)
Department of the Interior (DOI)(23)
Department of Justice (DOJ) (32)
Department of Labor (DOL) (18)
Department of State (5)
Department of Transportation (DOT) (27)
Department of Treasury (7)
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) (1)

Legislative Branch

United State States Department

United States Constitution

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United States Government Information
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US Government Information Sources
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Welcome to the White House
http://www.whitehouse.gov/WH/Welcome.html
Search official White House documents, listen to speeches, link to federal services
or send the president e-mail. There's even a section for kids.
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Federal Web Locater http://www.law.vill.edu/Fed-Agency/fedwebloc.html
The Villanova Center for Information Policy offers an online, searchable index of
government information.
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Infomine: Government Information Resources
http://lib-www.ucr.edu/govinfo.html
Infomine offers a comprehensive virtual library and reference tool containing pointers
to government info and resources. Browse to view what's new, featured resources,
or the government section in their extensive listings by subject, title or keyword.
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US Office of Personnel Management, Topical Index
http://www.opm.gov/html/topics.htm
Index of information pertaining to all aspects of federal or civil service employment,
including retirement.
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Securities and Exchange Commission http://www.sec.gov/
The SEC is a regulatory agency charged with protecting investors and enforcing
federal securities laws.
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All 50 Titles, US Code of Federal Regulations
http://www.env-sol.com/solutions/CFR.HTML
Find out how to purchase the complete U.S. Code of Federal Regulations on
CD-ROM format.
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Data Extractions System, The: U.S. Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov/ftp/pub/DES/www/welcome.html
Define and receive your own statistical extract for the Census Bureau with the Data
Extraction System (DES). Instructions and help files aid the initial user in defining
and submitting an extract. Statistics are available on the usage of the DES itself.
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American FactFinder
http://factfinder.census.gov/java_prod/dads.ui.homePage.HomePage
Allow the U.S. Census Bureau to help you find information on housing, your
community, reference maps, industry and business facts or Census Bureau
products.
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Snap Focus on U.S. Budget Battle Found on Snap
In late October, President Clinton signed a $520 billion omnibus spending package
for fiscal 1999. Check the political battle that proceeded the budget's passage.
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Famous Cases: FBI http://www.fbi.gov/famcases/famcases.htm
This site presents overviews of some of the most famous cases the FBI has been
involved with since its founding in 1908. Learn more about Bonnie and Clyde, Al
Capone, John Dillinger and others.
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HUD User http://www.huduser.org
This is a primary source of federal-government reports on housing policy and
programs.
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United States Sentencing Commission http://www.ussc.gov/
Information about the independent judicial agency establishing sentencing policies
and practices for the federal courts.
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United States Federal Judiciary http://www.uscourts.gov/
The official site of the U.S. federal court system presents judicial news and resource
directories.
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Understanding the Federal Courts
http://www.uscourts.gov/understanding_courts/899_toc.htm
A general introduction to the U.S. judiciary, including the operation of the federal court
system.
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Bureau of Indian Affairs http://www.doi.gov/bureau-indian-affairs.html
Official site for the government agency that administers federal programs for Native
American tribes.
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Your Money Matters: New US Currency
http://www.ustreas.gov/treasury/whatsnew/newcur/home.html
What's changed about the new greenbacks, and why? The Department of Treasury
shows off the new look and print of American currency.
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Economic Insights http://www.senate.gov/~jec/econinsi.html
Weekly press reports from the US Joint Economic Committee are archived in this
logbook which stretches several years back in time.
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Daily Outrage! http://www.DailyOutrage.com/
The meeting point for voicing and examining public grief regarding public policy and
tax initiatives in US Government offers a large group of essays.
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United States Federal Judiciary http://www.uscourts.gov/
A disorganized but complete page of information on federal courts, including rules
and practices, reports on the courts and a directory of services.
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Federal Judicial Center, The http://www.fjc.gov/
The Federal Judicial Center is the federal courts' agency for research on the courts'
operation and continuing education.
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House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations
http://www.house.gov/appropriations/welcome.html
Official home page of the Congressional committee that appropriates funds for
federal budget expenditures.
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United States Information Agency http://www.usia.gov/
The official site of USIA, a federal propaganda agency, works to "influence foreign
publics."
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United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission http://www.nrc.gov/
Learn about the federal body responsible for regulating commercial nuclear-power
production and waste disposal.
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National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) http://www.ntsb.gov
Peruse the official site of the NTSB, a federal agency charged with investigating civil
aviation accidents.
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National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) http://www.neh.fed.us/
Visit the official site of the federal agency that funds humanities research,
education, museum exhibitions and documentaries.
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National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) http://arts.endow.gov/
Visit the official site of the NEA, a federal grant institution supporting the arts.
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
http://www.nasa.gov/
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federal space-research agency.
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General Services Administration (GSA) http://www.gsa.gov/
Visit the official site of the agency that manages the space and supplies allotted to
federal employees.
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Federal Trade Commission (FTC) http://www.ftc.gov/
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consumer-protection laws.
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Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
http://www.whitehouse.gov/WH/EOP/OMB/html/ombhome.html
The OMB helps the Oval Office prepare the federal budget.
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Department of the Interior http://www.doi.gov/
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nation's natural resources.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) http://www.fbi.gov/
The national law-enforcement agency posts Ten Most Wanted lists and job listings.
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Office of the Secretary of Defense http://www.defenselink.mil/osd/
The official site of the federal office advising the president on matters of defense
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United States Trade Representative http://www.ustr.gov/
The federal agency responsible for coordinating international trade and investment
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United States Patent and Trademark Office http://www.uspto.gov/
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NOAA: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
http://www.noaa.gov/
A federal agency that studies the earth's environment and the nation's coastal and
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GPO Gate http://www.gpo.ucop.edu/
The US Government Printing Office's database of full text documents in law,
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US Office of Personnel Management, Retirement Benefits
http://www.opm.gov/retire/html/table.htm#benefits
Explanation of retirement benefits for federal and civil service workers.
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